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rub a dub, won't sit in the tub!

lmdoyle wrote:

Hello! My name is Leah I have a 20 month old son and I am very newly pregnant with our second child. I am hoping that someone has found a solution to this problem. My son WILL NOT sit in the bath tub, EVER! It scares me to death he has lost his balance and fallen thankfully I am always right here to grab him but does anyone have any ideas on how to get this kid to sit on his butt for his bath??

Maybe try buying a special bath mat with his favorite characters on it. We just started putting our 9 month old in the regular bath tub and he loves his Disney Cars bath mat. He started standing in his baby bath so we switched him. Maybe if your son picks out his mat it'll be more incentive for him to sit. Plus if he does stand up, it'll help keep him from slipping. HTH :) BTW we bought ours at Walmart for $10.

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lmdoyle

We have a clear one in there now, maybe I will try something he likes, thanks!

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2008mgirl

@lmdoyle My ds rarely sits in the tub either. I just sit next to him and catch him if he slides! Occasionally he is starting to sit but generally he likes to cruise around! Does your have toys they can sit and play with? GL

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lmdoyle

Oh yea, tons of toys he bends over to play in the water or crouches down just won't sit on his butt! I never leave his side but it still makes me nervous I would let him play in there longer if I wasn't so worried.

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Jaymist7

@mcgeelisha This just happened with our dd because her duck bath broke. It took about 4 baths for her to feel comfortable. We put sucks on the bottom and told her we have to ran her feet do she had to sit. She sat more and more each time. Oh,easy on the bubbles... She freaked out when she couldn't see the bottom.

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blondi727

@lmdoyle I second trying an interesting bath mat, but if that doesn't work you could try transitioning to showers. Either with you or with a detachable shower head. DH does all of our toddlers baths so I'm not too knowledgable, but it seems he is usually standing zooming his cars around and playing. I bet it's hard doing bath while pregnant, any chance DH would take over?

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lmdoyle

@blondi727 I'm newly pregnant it's not bad now, Dh does baths when he's home at night but he works til 11 some nights. He is starting to shower with me more and tht works but I kinda hate it cuz my shower is sometimes my only alone time! We r working on this,eventually he will see its more fun to sit. And we can't do bubbles anyway he's allergic. Thanks for all the suggestions.

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luluiza

As soon as our son could stand and walk he would never sit in the bathtub. He plays and plays and is so busy during bath...we tried a couple of things but they wouldn't work (perhaps we weren't pushing hard enough on it, too) so we baby proof as much as we could (covering the faucet etc) and we really never had any issues especially now that he's got better balance than a year ago...he slipped once or twice but my husband is always there supervising so I think if you can't get him to sit try doing it his way and see if you can get more comfortable with it. Then ask every so often if he could sit - we do that when my husband does "one little piggy went to the market" or some other games so at least he'll periodically sit so that may work for you both...sorry not many ideas in this one...GL!

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apjenni

@lmdoyle My daughter is 15 mo. and same issue. She loves her mobility. She will sit while I'm running the water, so I use that time to soap her up, clean her feet, etc. as fast as I can. The rest of the time is play time. As soon as she starts standing I remind her to sit down, and if she doesn't I pull her out. Sometimes she will sit down, only to stand right back up, because she knows it's a taboo. I pull her out then too. Some days are better than others. Good luck to you.

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apjenni

@lmdoyle Oh, and bubbles actually help her sit. She wants to play with them and they are easier to reach sitting down. :)Every kid is different. Good luck.

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MummyToLily

What about a shower? My dd has been having showers since about 18 months and loves them! We have a bath mat on the floor in the shower so she doesn't slip.

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